Earlier this autumn, the Karolinska Institutet board (konsistoriet) asked Acting Vice-Chancellor Karin Dahlman-Wright to draft an action plan in response to the recommendations made by Heckscher’s independent inquiry into KI’s handling of the Macchiarini affair.

The aim of the initiative is to encourage the transformation of the public sector by training public-sector professionals, organising debates and promoting research

Aalto University and Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority have a long tradition of collaboration and the new agreement is aimed at creating more systematic forms of collaboration.

The fate of the European Space Agency's Mars probe becomes more grim by the hour, but the mothership is in orbit and poised to examine the Red planet’s atmosphere for evidence of methane

Karolinksa spin out Dilaforette changes name to Modus Therapeutics and announces intention to conduct an Initial Public Offering

KU Leuven’s Centre for Drug Design and Discovery closes €60 million fund to turn academic research into new medicines

Ensuring that the EU institutions base their decisions on the best available (scientific) evidence is critical to protecting citizens, restoring public confidence in EU decision-making and to shaping a regulatory framework conducive to innovation and economic growth, writes Dirk Hudig, Secretary General of the European Risk Forum.